Weekend Wrap up~~~~

Most boring weekend at work in a looong time! Hate having to be there doing nothing when I could be at home loving on my babies....or helping with our stupid basement again!

The storm knocked out our power for 2 hours on Saturday. We, the bad homeowners we are lately, still didnt have our battery backup so the storage area in our basement got wet as well as part of the basement carpet. Our insurance agent said if we make another claim so soon then we will likely get dropped or jacked up prices so we didnt feel like we could call the water restoration peeps again. Andy worked on it for 3 hours after I got home (and after we ran around trying to get stuff after work) with a wet vac from my parents. We have fans and a dehumidifier (another expensive thing!) down there now but its ridiculously stinky and he worked on it for a few more hours again today. Thank god our sitter could come (both sets of parents are out of town too) over to watch our trio so he could be down there. We have a battery backup plus the battery now but need someone to install it. Everyone this weekend was tied up with the storm so hopefully tomorrow we can get someone scheduled. Next on the list is getting Stanley Steamer out to clean the carpet as a bandaid until we can get it replaced. Ugh.

Giselle is already 7 months old tomorrow and Mason has his 3 year appt on Tuesday. More updates on him after his appointment!

---Weekend Wrap up---

--Giselle had her monthly appt with the surgeon on Friday. He said everything is still looking good since we dropped down to every other day dilation so now we will drop down to twice a week dilation for the next month. Yay for Giselle!! :) We go back July 17th.

--Mason's 3rd birthday party was Saturday. We had a small but very fun party! Theme was Octonauts (disney junior show about sea creatures that "explore, rescue and protect"). Mason wasn't shy at all this year when opening his presents and sung right along when we sang Happy Birthday!! :)

--Father's Day and my 30th Birthday were jointly celebrated today! We hung out as a family of 5 for the morning then went to the lake for lunch with Andy's family and some outside playing. Came home and went out to dinner with my family at a favorite resturant of mine and my dad's. Busy but great day! :) All 3 kiddos were so well behaved.

-----Friday Five-----

1. Giselle had her 6 mt appt today! She weighes 16lbs (42th%), is 24.5in long (4th%) and her head measures 16.5in (34th%). Tiny peanut! Her doc was impressed with how well she sits up and said everything looks great! :) Got the go ahead to start some solid food and she is fine with me skipping rice cereal and going straight to oatmeal. Her & I are still concerned for her high risk of constipation so we won't be doing it every day. Excited to start making baby food again and hope I stick with it longer than I did with the boys. Giselle did ok with her shots...seemed more clingy than usual which is fine for my day off. :)

2. Play date with Emily and Wyatt this afternoon went well. They just stared at each other and Giselle did her new usual sqwaking here and there. Wyatt was pretty quiet and serious which is unlike him...he's normally so chatty. :) So fun to watch them interact.

3. Austin and Mason are enjoying all the outside time they can get. Last few days have been hot and humid so its been limited to morning and early evening but they certainly ask to go out frequently!

4. Dinner at my parents tonight and Austin kept beating my mom in this kids Bingo game she has! Smart boy we have! :)

5. Can't believe in just over a week Mason will be 3!! He is my sweet, generous and loving mama's boy. :) (really they both are at times but lately Mason really is)

Baby girl is 6 months old! How are we already half way to her first birthday?!? (or over half way since this post is late ha)

She doesn't have her 6 mt appt til next Friday, June 12th. So official measurments to come soon. She was 15lbs 5oz at the surgeons office on May 22nd though. Sucks that her appts are not on track but having one late appt early in life put them all late since there has to be so much time in between shots.

Likes:
-to be upright ...whether its sitting up, being carried or on your lap
-bath time
-interacting with her brothers
-trying to chomp down on every toy she can get ahold of
-shrieking or making a noise that kind of sounds like peacock (really need to get it on video!)
-being read or sung to
-snuggling with her momma

Dislikes:
-waiting...this girl is impatient ha!

She now sits up for long periods of time! We still usually put the boppy around her in case she gets wobbly. She will roll from belly to back if she is already propped up on her elbows but not if her arms are out to her sides. Today she rolled once from back to belly but couldn't get her trapped arm out ha!

After her pediatrician appointment next week we will venture into the land of baby cereal! Not sure if I'm ready...she still seems like she should be a little baby. She is ready though...if Andy or I are eating something while holding her (frequent occurence if only one parent is home lol) she will try to grab it. Last week she grabbed a slice of cheese I was holding and tried to put it in her mouth haha!